Flora of Bangka- A Preliminary Check List
| Main Authors: | Dr. Eddy Nurtjahya, M.Sc., -, Eka Sari, -, Dkk, - |
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| Format: | Proceeding PeerReviewed Book Thesis |
| Bahasa: | ind |
| Terbitan: |
, 2016
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.ubb.ac.id/3224/1/3.%20Flora%20of%20Bangka_1.pdf http://repository.ubb.ac.id/3224/2/3.%20Flora%20of%20Bangka_2.pdf http://repository.ubb.ac.id/3224/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The island of Bangka is located to the east of Sumatra. The island was well known for white pepper production in the past and, together with Belitung, is the second largest tin producer in the world. It has a surface area of 11,700 km and is mainly lowland below 50 m with some hills at 400–700 m. It has a type-A climate, with an average daily temperature of 23–32°C, and an average annual rainfall of approximately 2,400 mm. Bangka is in Riau Pocket which has a specific flora. Primary and secondary data, mostly in the last ten years, were collected from various sites across the island. They record up to 1,200 species of nearly 200 families of terrestrial, aquatic, mangrove, and offshore plant species. Approximately 500 tree species, 180 shrub, and more than 300 herb species are listed, besides bryophytes and ferns, algae and seagrass species.